Reasoning Aptitude
PUZZLES MCQs
Directions: Study the following information and answer the questions given below it:
A blacksmith has five iron articles A, B, C, D and E, each having a different weight. (i) A weights twice as much as B. (ii) B weights four and a half times as much as C. (iii) C weights half as much as D. (iv) D weights half as much as E. (v) E weights less than A but more than C.
[I.A.M. 2003]
E is lighter in weight than which of the other two articles?
Answer: (a)
E is lighter in weight than A and B.
Answer: (e)
A is fifth the top in the descending order of incomes.
Answer: (d)
Q is the wife of P.
Answer: (d)
Q, S and T are the three females in the group.
Answer: (b)
B is a Doctor.
Answer: (a)
Q and T are the married ladies in the group.
Answer: (d)
As it is not clear that E is male or female,
so we cannot conclude that E is brother or sister of F.
Directions: Read the following information carefully to answer the questions that follow. * There is a family of six members A, B, C, D, E and F.* They are lawyer, doctor, teacher, salesman, engineer and accountant not necessarily in that order.* There are two married couples in the family. D, the salesman, is married to the lady teacher.* The doctor is married to the lawyer. F, the accountant, is the son of B and brother of E.* C, the lawyer, is the daughter-in-law of A. E i the unmarried engineer. A is the grandmother of F.
[M.A.T. 2013]
Which of the following is one of the couples?
Answer: (d)
D, A and C, B are married couples.
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answers the questions given below:* M, K, J, R, T, R, D and W are seven members of a family.* There are two married couples among them belonging to two different generations.* Each of them has a different choice of Cuisine - Chinese, Continental, Thai, Punjabi, South indian, Gujarati and Malwani.* The grandfather is the family likes Gujarati food. None of the ladies likes continental or Thai food.* T is son of M, who likes Chinese food.* W is J's daughter-in-law and she likes south Indian food.* K is grandfather of D, who likes Punjabi food.* J is mother of R, who likes continental food.
[Bank P.O. 2004]
Which of the following groups contains one each from the three generations?
Answer: (a)
J belongs to 1st generation; R 2nd generation and T 3rd generation.
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answers the questions given below:* M, K, J, R, T, R, D and W are seven members of a family.* There are two married couples among them belonging to two different generations.* Each of them has a different choice of Cuisine - Chinese, Continental, Thai, Punjabi, South indian, Gujarati and Malwani.* The grandfather is the family likes Gujarati food. None of the ladies likes continental or Thai food.* T is son of M, who likes Chinese food.* W is J's daughter-in-law and she likes south Indian food.* K is grandfather of D, who likes Punjabi food.* J is mother of R, who likes continental food.
[Bank P.O. 2004]
Which food does T like?
Answer: (d)
T likes Thai food.